different between verifiable vs veracity

English

Etymology

verify +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??.??fa?.?.b?l/, /?v??.?.fa?.?.b?l/

Adjective

verifiable (comparative more verifiable, superlative most verifiable)

1. Able to be verified or confirmed.

   Do you have verifiable evidence to support that claim?

2. Able to be qualified by a Boolean expression.

Antonyms

• falsifiable

Translations

Noun

verifiable (plural verifiables)

1. (logic) A statement or observation that can be verified.

English

Etymology

From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin v?r?cit?s (“truthfulness”), from Latin v?r?x (“truthful, speaking truth”), from v?rus (“true, real”). See very.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /v???æ.s?.ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /v???æ.s?.ti/

Noun

veracity (countable and uncountable, plural veracities)

1. (uncountable, of a person) The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
2. (countable) Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
3. (uncountable) Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.
4. Act of being exact and accurate.
5. Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:veracity

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Further reading

• veracity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• veracity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.